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  • World Bank's Kyte calls for 'more risk sharing' in green bond market

    27 March 2015

    Green bond investors need to stop relying on the balance sheets of large issuers and start sharing some of the risk, according to the World Bank's Rachel Kyte.

  • Second edition of Green Bond Principles 'will boost transparency'

    27 March 2015

    The Green Bond Principles (GBPs) have been redrafted in a move designed to boost transparency and clarity to help underpin the fledgling market's rapid growth.

  • EIB makes "leap forward" for green bond reporting

    27 March 2015

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has responded to the call for greater disclosure around green bonds today, publishing a detailed report on its issues so far, in what it calls "a leap forward".

  • Cicero introduces 'shades of green' to second-opinion market

    27 March 2015

    Cicero has updated its methodology for assessing green bonds, creating a three-tier scale of 'greenness'.

  • EIB in €250m climate bond tap at 'unprecedented pricing level'

    26 March 2015

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has again tapped one of its Climate Awareness Bonds (CAB), increasing its size to €1.25 billion ($1.4 billion).

  • Bioenergy standards proposed

    25 March 2015

    Bioenergy standards for projects eligible for funding from green bonds have been released, and cover social impacts as well as environmental ones.

  • Chinese analysts call for differential pricing for green bonds

    25 March 2015

    Policy-makers should ensure green debt products enjoy a price advantage over conventional debt, to encourage the growth of a green bond market in China, analysts say.

  • Exim India's $500m green bond more than 3-times oversubscribed

    25 March 2015

    The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim India) has issued the first dollar-denominated green bond out of India.

  • French recycling firm issues €480m green bond

    25 March 2015

    A French recycling company has issued a €480 million ($526 million) green bond to help refinance its assets.

  • S&P calls for more transparency in green bonds market

    25 March 2015

    The growing number of participants in the green bond market brings new risks and heightens the need for more transparency, rating agency Standard & Poor's has warned.